Shahana Hanif Is Running To Represent District 39 In City Council

by Zainab Iqbal, in BKLYNER 

“Coming into this space, I am bringing in the legacy of Bangladeshi women leading our city and the labor of Bangladeshis really bolstering our economy,” she said. “It is the legacy of my father having moved at a very young age from Bangladesh as a ship jumper and settling in Crown Heights completely alone. I carry those legacies with me as I come into this work.”